EU: Unaccompanied children must not be placed in asylum border procedures
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Save the Children and Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) have issued a joint legal opinion on Article 53(1) of the new Asylum Procedures Regulation (APR), adopted as part of the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum. The opinion...
Egypt: Quash convictions and end grossly abusive and unfair mass trials before military courts
The Egyptian authorities must immediately quash the convictions of 159 individuals sentenced by the East Cairo Military Court in Case No.1 of 2021 and end the practice of prosecuting civilians en masse before military courts as a means of crushing real or perceived...
Palestine/Israel: One Year On, Accountability for War Crimes and Protection of Civilians Needed More than Ever
International law – including, chiefly, international humanitarian law – must be the compass for all warring parties and all States to end ongoing atrocities, secure a lasting ceasefire and ensure accountability for serious crimes under international law, the...
Indonesia: ICJ asks court to ensure that defamation and “false information” laws not be used to silence and criminalize human rights defenders
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), in an amicus curiae brief submitted today, has requested the East Jakarta District Court to give effect to Indonesia’s international legal obligations concerning freedom of expression and information in their adjudication of a case concerning criminal charges against two human rights defenders, Haris Azhar and Fatia Maulidiyanti.
Tajikistan: round table on lawyers’ effective use of international law and mechanisms
The ICJ, in cooperation with the Union of Lawyers of Tajikistan, the Office of the High Commission of Human Rights (OHCHR) Regional Office for Central Asia (ROCA), and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Dushanbe convened a round table in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, titled “The Use of International Law and International Mechanisms by Lawyers in Tajikistan”.
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